Wind powered spinning toy

ABSTRACT

This invention consists of two horizontally disposed, vertically spaced and parallel plates of the same diameter that are held in the desired position and are connected together by two curved body members having a plurality of integrally formed L-shaped lugs on each end thereof snapped through elongated openings in the plates. A curved head is similarly secured to the upper side of the top plate from which downwardly extends two arms while two legs extend downward from the underside of the bottom plate. The just-described structure, which has the basic configuration of a person, is so mounted on a vertically disposed stick that is held in ones hand that the structure will either be rotated by the action of wind or rotated by movement of ones hand.

United States Patent Feltman [151 3,680,252 [451 Aug. 1,1972

[54] WIND POWERED SPINNING TOY [72] Inventor: Charles Feltman, 1211Chalet Terrace, Lakewood, NJ. 08701 [22] Filed: May 26, 1971 [21]Appl.No.: 146,979

[52] US. Cl. ..46/53, 46/55, 46/58 [51] Int. Cl. ..A63 h 33/40 [58]Field of Search ..46/47, 53, 55, 58

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,753,656 7/1956 Bertsch..46/55 2,497,527 2/1950 Bacon ..46/53 Primary Examiner-Louis G. ManceneAssistant Examiner-R0bert F. Cutting [5 7] ABSTRACT This inventionconsists of two horizontally disposed, vertically spaced and parallelplates of the same diameter that are held in the desired position andare connected together by two curved body members having a plurality ofintegrally formed L-shaped lugs on each end thereof snapped throughelongated openings in the plates. A curved head is similarly secured tothe upper side of the top plate from which downwardly extends two armswhile two legs extend downward from the underside of the bottom plate.The justdescribed structure, which has the basic configuration of aperson, is so mounted on a vertically disposed stick that is held inones hand that the structure will either be rotated by the action ofwind or rotated by movement of ones hand.

6 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures P'ATE'N'TEDAuc' H5172 INVENTOR CHARLES FELIMAN WIND POWERED SPINNING TOY This invention relates to toys; moreparticularly, to wind-powered spinning toys; still more particularly, totoys having the basic configuration of a person.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a wind-poweredspinning toy having the shape of a person which, when held in a verticalposition in the hand, will be spun in the horizontal plane by either theaction of the wind or by the movement of the hand.

Another object of this invention is to provide a windpowered spinningtoy that can be packaged in kit form for assembly by the purchaserwithout the use of glue, paste or sealing tools since the toy is made ofdifferent colored plastic or the like, the toy being constructed asherein described.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a wind-poweredspinning toy of the character herein described that by its differentgyrations will amuse people of all ages.

Other and further objects and advantages of this novel invention willbecome apparent to even the most inexperienced person in the art uponthe reading of the following description of this toy and its appendedclaims and upon the examination of the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of this invention in its entirely.

FIG. 2 is atop view of this invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded pictorial view of a portion of the inventionindicated by the arrowed line and number 3 in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a front view of this invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of this invention, taken substantially alongline 55 of FIG. 4, and viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.The two arms are not shown for reasons of clarity.

FIG. 6 is an exploded pictorial view of a portion of that part of thisinvention that embodies the connection of one of the arms to one of thehorizontally disposed plates.

In the several views of this novel invention, like parts of the toy areindicated by like reference numbers. The reference number 10 indicatesthis invention in its entirely.

Directing ones attention first to FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawing itwill be seen that this wind-powered spinning toy 10 consists of a flattop plate 11 and a flat bottom plate 12, the flat bottom plate 12 beingof the same diameter as that of the just-mentioned top plate 11. Both ofthe aforesaid plates have a plurality of V- shaped points around theperiphery thereof. Both plates are made of thin sheets of coloredplastic, as is the head 13 and also the two curved body members 14 thatare the vanes which cause this novel toy to rotate in the wind. Theaforesaid body members are located vertically between the aforesaid topplate 11 and the aforesaid bottom plate 12. The invention also embodiestwo arms 15 and two legs 16.

Before going any further into the description of the construction ofthis novel invention is should be realized that the invention does notrequire any glue, paste or the like for its assembly since all of theabove noted parts of the toy are locked in place by means of lugspassing through elongated openings in either the aforesaid top plate 11and/or the aforesaid bottom plate 12.

Directing ones attention now in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawing itwill be seen that the already-mentioned head 13, like top and bottomplates 11 and 12, is made of thin plastic sheet material of any desiredcolor as are the body members 14, arms 15, and legs and feet 16. Thelower and outer portions of the aforesaid head 13 are provided with twospaced, parallel, and integrally formed L-shaped lugs which lock intothe elongated openings 17 and 18 of the often-mentioned top plate 11.When this is done, the aforesaid head 13 will be curved in the verticalplane, as one can see by looking at FIG. 2 of the drawing. Thejust-mentioned lugs of the head 13 are identical to the lugs of theaforesaid body members 14, one lug of which is illustrated in FIG. 3 ofthe drawing.

Continuing to look at the drawing it will be seen and understood thateach of the aforesaid body members 14 is provided with lugs 19 that areidentical to the justdescribed lugs of the aforesaid head 13. That is,each body member 14 has two L-shaped lugs 19 which lock into twoelongated openings in the aforesaid top plate 1 1, thus causing the bodymembers to curve. Likewise, the lower edge of each body member isprovided with similar L-shaped lugs that lock into similar elongatedopenings in the aforesaid bottom plate 12. The curved body members 14are clearly shown in FIG. 5 of the accompanying drawing.

The upper end of each arm 15 and each leg 16 is provided with anintegrally formed rounded end 20 having an elongated recess 21 thatextends downward for a predetermined distance into the arms 15 and legs16. This configuration of the upper ends of the arms and legs permitsthese parts of this invention to be assembled into the proper elongatedopenings in the upper or lower plates of the toy, as one can fullyunderstand by looking at the various Figures of the accompanyingdrawing.

Although it has not been previously mentioned it will be understood, bythose experienced in the art upon the reading of the above-describeddescription of this invention, that to assemble the aforesaid head 13and the two body members 14 to the aforesaid top plate 11 and bottomplate 12 it will be necessary to squeeze or bend the head and bodymembers slightly in order to snap the lugs of these parts into theelongated openings in the plates which thus hold the just-mentioned headand body members in the desired position without any danger of the samefrom falling out.

When this novel invention is assembled as above described, a stick ofwood or the like 22 of any desired length is inserted into the centrallylocated opening 23 in the aforesaid bottom plate 12 and pushed on upthrough the body of the toy to the top plate 1 l where a headed (beaded)pin 24 is pushed down through the top plate 11, thus fastening the bodyof the toy on the stick in such manner that the body of the toy willfreely rotate on the stick 21 since the aforesaid opening 23 in thebottom plate 12 is larger in diameter than that of the aforesaid stick22, as can be seen on examination in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawing.

It is noted that body members 14 are curved and arranged in such a waythat they serve as vanes to cause the toy to rotate. Also the curvatureof head 13 is such that said head will act as a vane to assist bodymembers 14 in causing rotation of the toy.

The invention is so constructed that the toy can swing in any directionincluding upside down, to'the right or to the left. The toy can eitherbe rotated by the wind, or by ones hand, all of which is clearlyunderstood by those experienced in the art when one has examined FIGS. 1and 4 of the drawing.

This invention issubject to any and all changes and/or modificationsthat one may care to make. The toy can be provided with any shaped heador other body members in so long as the changes and/or modifications allfall within the scope and intent of the appended claims.

What I now claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A wind powered spinning toy of the character described, which mayhave the configuration of a person, the toy comprising two horizontallydisposed, vertically spaced and parallel plates having a head secured.to the upper side of the top plate, two arms extending down from thesaidtop plate, and two legs extending down from the bottom plate, thetwo plates being suitably secured together by two vertically disposedbody members, one body member being concave and the other convex whenviewed from the same direction whereby said body members will serve asvanes to cause the toy to rotate; and vertically disposed structureadapted to support the said toy in ones hand where it caneither be spunby the wind or by the action of ones hand.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein, with the exception of the saidstructure, all of the members of the said toy are made of thin sheetplastic material of one or more desired colors.

3. The invention of claim 2, wherein both the said top plate and thesaid bottom plate are provided with a plurality of elongated openings inwhich are snapped lugs or the like that are integrally formed on theends of the said-body members which are each curved when viewed from thetop when the said toy is assembled.

4. The invention of claim 3, wherein the said head is likewise providedwith a plurality of integrally formed lugs that are likewise snappedinto elongated openings in the said top plate in such a manner as tocurve the said head vertically when the said head is secured to the saidtop plate.

5. The invention of claim 4, wherein the upper end of each arm and eachleg is provided with a knob adapted to be snapped into place in anelongated opening in the proper plate when the said invention isassembled, each said arm and leg having an elongated recess extendingdownward from the top of its knob for a predetermined distance down intothe arm or leg.

6. The invention of claim 5, wherein the said bottom plate is providedwith a centrally located opening through which upwardly projectsstructure in the form of a stick or the like that is slightly smaller indiameter than that of the opening, the top of the said stick beingsecured to the underside of the said top plate by a headed pin thatprojects downward through a centrally located opening in the said topplate thus permitting the said toy to spin about the said stick.

1. A wind powered spinning toy of the character described, which mayhave the configuration of a person, the toy comprising two horizontallydisposed, vertically spaced and parallel plates having a head secured tothe upper side of the top plate, two arms extending down from the saidtop plate, and two legs extending down from the bottom plate, the twoplates being suitably secured together by two vertically disposed bodymembers, one body member being concave and the other convex when viewedfrom the same direction whereby said body members will serve as vanes tocause the toy to rotate; and vertically disposed structure adapted tosupport the said toy in ones hand where it can either be spun by thewind or by the action of ones hand.
 2. The invention of claim 1 wherein,with the exception of the said structure, all of the members of the saidtoy are made of thin sheet plastic material of one or more desiredcolors.
 3. The invention of claim 2, wherein both the said top plate andthe said bottom plate are provided with a plurality of elongatedopenings in which are snapped lugs or the like that are integrallyformed on the ends of the said body members which are each curved whenviewed from the top when the said toy is assembled.
 4. The invention ofclaim 3, wherein the said head is likewise provided with a plurality ofintegrally formed lugs that are likewise snapped into elongated openingsin the said top plate in such a manner as to curve the said headvertically when the said head is secured to the said top plate.
 5. Theinvention of claim 4, wherein the upper end of each arm and each leg isprovided with a knob adapted to be snapped into place in an elongatedopening in the proper plate when the said invention is assembled, eachsaid arm and leg having an elongated recess extending downward from thetop of its knob for a predetermined distance down into the arm or leg.6. The invention of claim 5, wherein the said bottom plate is providedwith a centrally located opening through which upwardly projectsstructure in the form of a stick or the like that is slightly smaller indiameter than that of the opening, the top of the said stick beingsecured to the underside of the said top plate by a headed pin thatprojects downward through a centrally located opening in the said topplate thus permitting the said toy to spin about the said stick.